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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP466/1 Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP466/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1
Title:
The Manuscripts of the Riyadha Mosque of Lamu, Kenya [19th-20th centuries]
Scope & Content:
The collection contains Islamic teaching material that has been in use in the Riyadha mosque since its foundation in the late 19th century. It covers all Islamic disciplines, such as fiqh, tawhid, nahw, mantiq and Sufism. The Sufi content reflects its close connection with the Alawi tradition of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Swahili
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
1 series containing 144 files and 20896 photographic images

2. EAP466/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/1
Title:
[Abu Shuja] [Abu Shuja]
Scope & Content:
Description: Commentary by Muhammad b. Qasim al-Ghazzi (d. 928 AH) on a Shafi'i fiqh manual by Shihab al-Din al-Tayyib al-Asfahani, known as Abu Shuja. Extent of original: Manuscript 215 pages, 22 x 16 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton, lined with paper. Red cloth at back. Black and red ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
2nd half of the 20th century
Extent:
216 TIFF Images

3. EAP466/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/2
Title:
Fath al-qarib al-Mujib
Scope & Content:
Description: Fiqh. Fath al-qarib al-Mujib also known as al-Qawl al-Mukhtar Extent of original: Manuscript, 225 pages, 23 x 18 cm. Condition of original: Unbound, collected in quires, without a cover. Red and black ink. Little damage by insects. Date of original: 1277H = 1860 - 61 CE
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1860-1861
Extent:
226 TIFF Images

4. EAP466/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/3
Title:
A work of astronomy
Scope & Content:
Description: Astronomy. Calculation of prayer times etc specific for the East African coast all the way to Mozambique. Also including Iran etc. Extent of original: Manuscript, 68 pages, 25 x 18 cm. Condition of original: Manuscript, bound in black carton, cloth spine, cover partly damaged by inse...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
69 TIFF Images

5. EAP466/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/4
Title:
Al-bakurat al-Janniya fi amali bi Alat al-Jaybiyya
Scope & Content:
Description: Al-bakurat al-Janniya fi amali bi Alat al-Jaybiyya. Poetry of praise Extent of original: Manuscript 22 pages 25,7x17 cm . Condition of original: Bound in carton with cloth spine. Black and red ink, fading. Date of original: 21 Jumada II, 1316 = 6 November 1898 CE
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1898
Extent:
23 TIFF Images

6. EAP466/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/5
Title:
Unidentified work of grammar
Scope & Content:
Description: Unidentified book of grammar. Extent of original: Manuscript 285 pages, 22 x 16 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton with cloth spine (secondary binding). Black and red ink. Badly damaged by insects. Poor condition. Date of original: Unknown.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
286 TIFF Images

7. EAP466/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/6
Title:
Fath al-Wahhab
Scope & Content:
Description: Fath al-Wahhab. A widely used book of Shafi fiqh. Extent of original: Manuscript 314 pages 25,4X17 cm . Condition of original: Bound in leather, spine is broken. Black and red ink. In bad condition. Date of original: Unknown. First half of 19th century by visual presentation only.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century
Extent:
315 TIFF Images

8. EAP466/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/7
Title:
Takhmis al-Witriyya
Scope & Content:
Description: Takhmis al-Witriyya. Poetry for recital during Ramadan Extent of original: Manuscript 150 pages, 23,4 x15 cm. Condition of original: Bound in carton with leather back intact. Black and red ink. Partially destroyed by insects but in fair condition. Date of original: Unknown. 19th cen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
151 TIFF Images

9. EAP466/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/8
Title:
Sharh lamiyyat al-Afʿal li-Ibn Malik
Scope & Content:
Description: Sharh lamiyyat al-Afʿal li-Ibn Malik. Sarf, grammar Extent of original: Manuscript 62 pages 25,7x17 cm . Condition of original: Unbound, in bundles. Black and red ink, fading. Partially destroyed by insects. Bad condition Date of original: Unknown. 19th century by visual presentation.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
64 TIFF Images

10. EAP466/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP466/1/9
Title:
Unidentified work of fiqh [fat-hul muin]
Scope & Content:
Description: Unidentified work of fiqh. Extent of original: Manuscript, 383 pages, 22 x 14.8 cm. Condition of original: Bound in leather binding with a flap. The leather still some fur intact, white hairs. Collected in quires, spine is broken. Black and red ink. Badly damaged by insects and humid...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century
Extent:
384 TIFF Images

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